Lo-Rider? stainless steel bass strings are round wound and constructed upon a hexagonal core. They provide more depth of tone, and are a bit stiffer than Hi-Beams? . Bass players who are into slapping, popping, and tapping will love the high end and depth of Lo-Riders? . The slight bit of stiffness makes Lo-Rider? bass strings very accurate when playing harmonics. Great consistency, and great string-to-string balance are DR hallmarks. Gauges: .045; .065; .085; .105